Chapter 186: The Death of Haruko

Chapter 186: Chapter 186: The Death of Haruko

"Once! Once! And once again!"

"Why do you have to force me every time!"

Ichiko almost used all her strength to roar out this sentence, her beautiful hair dishevelled, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.

She gritted her teeth, unsure if it was anger or fear, her shoulders trembling constantly.

Question after question, full of incomprehension, struck Haruko’s heart. "Hey, Haruko, can you tell me?"

"Why do you think I would like your pain."

"Why do you always force me to experience your pathology? Don’t you understand the pain of difficulty breathing!"

"Is this what you think is your love for me!"

"Don’t you know I’m very scared, very disgusted!"

"Making people tremble with fear, why on earth did I convince myself again and again to accept that kind of pathology from you!"

Self-harm?

And then talking about liking?

Loving to the point where people can’t leave?

What a joke!

She is a person.

A normal person!

How could she possibly like that kind of heaviness that uses life as an excuse!

You always say this is love, unique.

But why isn’t it gentle, slow, and likable?

Ichiko would be startled awake countless times dreaming of such scenes.

How could such heavy love, such a suffocating feeling, make anyone like it!

And talking about forced love?

Hahahahaha...

Shin, this kind of thing is impossible to do!

Seeing Haruko not responding with her head down, Ichiko couldn’t help but take a step forward and roared in a louder voice, "Tell me, why!"

Pouring out the words she had held in her heart for a long time, Ichiko felt incredibly relieved at this moment.

She didn’t care what happened after this, nor did she want to consider Haruko’s reaction.

This is arguing!

She just wanted to tell Haruko that she didn’t want to cater to her yandere tendencies anymore!

Perhaps hearing Ichiko’s inner thoughts, or perhaps having already guessed Ichiko would refuse, Haruko lowered her head and didn’t further descend into darkness.

Instead, she asked with a somewhat lost voice, "Then besides hurting myself, what other reason do I have to make Ichiko stay by my side?"

"Heh heh, keep me by your side?"

The scene from the first lucid dream flashed through Ichiko’s mind. Haruko’s so-called "keeping by her side" meant killing everyone?

Her voice also became frantic as she retorted, "Haven’t I always been by your side? You said this dark room game, and I’ve always listened to you and played with you!"

"Doesn’t this count as being by your side!"

"But what about you?"

"Why did you go to Sister Long from the snack supermarket and my Teacher while I was sleeping!"

Haruko explained, "I was doing it for your own good, they all..."

"Interfering with my life, is this also for my own good!"

Ichiko shouted again, interrupting Haruko, "Your so-called ’for my sake’ means sending them all to the Hospital, their life or death unknown?"

"Now it’s just them, who will it be next? Yuri? Haruko? Inari? Or Shin?"

"Will you only be satisfied when everyone around me is gone!"

Isn’t this the ending in the dream?

So-called liking, is it your reason for being pathological?

"And you say besides self-harm, you don’t know how to keep me? Haven’t I always been by your side!"

The lack of perspective and mutual misunderstanding created such a misunderstanding.

Haruko’s emotions were inherently unstable. She realized the fact that she was sick yesterday and noticed Ichiko’s exhaustion last night.

Realizing it later after waking up, she started to care for her.

But in reality, wasn’t she also a powder keg ready to explode at any moment?

I can give up everything for you, deal with those who bully you, why do you still not look at me directly, why are you still avoiding me!

Haruko raised her head, her crimson vertical pupils suddenly staring at Ichiko. "You say you’re by my side, when have you ever been by my side!"

"Ichiko, do you really think I don’t know?"

Haruko walked towards Ichiko step by step.

And Ichiko, intimidated by the cat-like pupils, gradually regained a little reason. While a trace of fear arose in her heart, she subconsciously retreated towards the balcony.

"You... what nonsense are you talking about again?"

Ichiko’s voice trembled slightly.

Haruko’s voice was sinister, "I’m talking nonsense?"

"Why don’t you mention that you’ve always been pretending to like me?"

"Is it false that when I confessed to you, you avoided me to go find your fiancé?"

"You said at the Hospital that you would definitely accept my confession, so why didn’t you confess to me then!"

"You said you wanted me to become well-behaved, but where were you when I became well-behaved!"

Haruko was still pressing closer step by step, "Pretending to like me, taking a little time each day to eat a meal with me, thinking this is taking care of me, thinking this is accompanying me?"

"Aren’t you enjoying my well-behavedness and warmth while simultaneously avoiding my feelings for you!"

Ichiko had been forced to the edge of the balcony door, her back pressed against the thin and icy cold glass.

The sudden impact on the back of her head finally made Ichiko completely regain a bit of reason.

She had just said too much, to the point where the one who was completely ignited was Haruko instead.

But the frustration and fear in her heart still made her unwilling to admit that what Haruko said was right.

Not knowing how to retort, she could only shout back loudly, "I didn’t!"

Haruko slapped the glass door behind Ichiko, "Then why did you ignore me for several months after arguing with me during the summer, and even kept speaking up for Sento!"

The glass door made a "thump" sound, leaving Ichiko completely frozen in place.

This was a fatal blow, and there was no solution.

Countless people had given her analyses.

Dr. Kaito, Shin, and Dr. Chen beside Inari had all told her.

The main reason Haruko became a yandere was because of Ichiko herself.

And she, however, had always been unwilling to take responsibility because of fear.

Everything seemed to be her own doing.

Ichiko didn’t even have time to explain anything, Haruko’s tears had already fallen, her pupils gradually becoming clear, "Ichiko, do you know, even so, I’ve never blamed you!"

"You say you don’t like my pathology, but if I don’t hurt myself, if I don’t do such extreme things, how would you ever focus your attention on me?"

"I want to get your liking, your gaze, your embrace, your care... I want to get your love!"

Haruko covered her chest with one hand, tears raining down.

The crimson vertical pupils returned to normal in that instant.

There was no trace of the yandere state anymore; what she said in this sentence was the truest voice from the bottom of her heart.

It was also her most vulnerable side.

I want to get everything from you, even just a little bit is fine.

Across the building, a ray of light, seemingly refracted sunlight, shone on Ichiko.

As if to clear away the mist surrounding her.

And it was at this moment that an alarm suddenly blared in Haruko’s heart.

The sun had just risen in the morning. For the glass across the building to reflect sunlight here, it would be at least ten o’clock in the morning. Where was this light coming from now?

An unprecedented strong feeling from the Perception Skill came from the rooftop of the building across the street.

Ichiko was trembling as she tried to reach out.

Right at this moment.

"Bang—!"

A deafening gunshot, accompanied by a faint flash of fire, rang out from the building across the street.

How fast is the bullet speed?

Aside from the subconscious dodging triggered by the sixth sense’s early warning, normal people simply cannot react in time.

Ichiko was the same; her outstretched hand trembled, and she couldn’t turn her head to look in the direction of the sound no matter how hard she tried.

Fear overwhelmed everything. While her hair stood on end, her body was incredibly stiff.

The threat of death made her realize that this shot was aimed at her.

However, the movement of one person beside her was even faster than the bullet.

Haruko didn’t hesitate at all and instinctively pounced towards Ichiko. With the boost from the Potential Burst skill, her movements were even faster than the bullet!

She used both hands to push Ichiko away a step, but the piercing sound of the bullet penetrating the glass was already close at hand.

"Screech—!"

A sharp pain spread through Haruko’s entire body from her nerves. In her ears was another scream of panic and distress.

"Haruko!"

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